Delta Air Lines Family Tree – Magazine Ads From 1980’s-2000’s

Time flies. The 1980s-2000s is the last post of vintage print advertisements of my ‘Delta Air Lines – The History In Magazine Advertising’ series, dedicated to Delta’s 85th Anniversary.
Through 85 years of service and growth, Delta has been enriched with the addition of other airlines to its family, including the latest addition of Northwest Airlines in 2008. The post’s history facts section tells about the Delta’s 85 Years Old Family Tree. Please find it below as well as the dates of engagements. To commemorate the legacy of other family members, this post also contains their vintage magazine ads. Enjoy! And thank you for following this series! and flying Delta [wink]gmeanm3r

Delta Air Lines Family Tree

1953 – Chicago and Southern Air Lines

Brought Delta’s first international routes to the Caribbean and Venezuela

1972 – Northeast Airlines

Boston-based Northeast extended Delta’s East Coast services from Canada to the Caribbean

1987 – Western Airlines

Western was the oldest continuously operating airline in the U.S. when it merged with Delta

1991 – Pan Am

Delta acquired Pan Am’s transatlantic and shuttle routes

2008 – Northwest Airlines

Northwest carried the most customers across the Pacific and was a top cargo carrier in the U.S.